/*
 * Created on 27-Apr-2004
 * Created by Paul Gardner
 * Copyright (C) Azureus Software, Inc, All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 *
 */

package org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.ui.components;

/**
 * @author parg
 * 
 */
public interface UITextArea extends UIComponent

{
    public static final int DEFAULT_MAX_SIZE = 60000;

    /**
     * Setting values results in a PT_VALUE property change with a String value
     * 
     * @param precentage
     */

    public void setText(String text);

    /**
     * Appends the supplied text to the existing text value
     * 
     * @param text
     */

    public void appendText(String text);

    public String getText();

    /**
     * Limits the maximum size of text held by the area. When then size is exceeded the text will be truncated (text at the start of the string is
     * removed, NOT the end) All areas have a default max size as defined by the constant above
     */

    public void setMaximumSize(int max_size);
}
